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Actually - here's a bit of trivia for you.
The Evo VII is not actually based on the Lancer as anyone outside of Japan know it - it's actually based on the Cedia, a Japanese model which is the next size up from the international market Lancer - it's sold as the Lancer Cedia, but it is a little big bigger. Memories of the old Carisma.
Sorry about the picture - as I said, Japan only...
The Evo VII is not actually based on the Lancer as anyone outside of Japan know it - it's actually based on the Cedia, a Japanese model which is the next size up from the international market Lancer - it's sold as the Lancer Cedia, but it is a little big bigger. Memories of the old Carisma.
Sorry about the picture - as I said, Japan only...
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Originally posted by Piglet
Will :mitsu: ever catch up toeugeot: , :subaru: :argue:
:ford:?
:bmw: :m:
Not this season.
GilesGuthrie
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There's also something weird with the way the centre diff is set up. I think that it only drives the front wheels under full throttle, or something (I can't remember the specifics), but it's basically very difficult for anyone who hasn't been driving it for ages (i.e Makinen) to go quickly with that setup.
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MITSUBISHI (4th - 6 points)
Technical: Ralliart engineers believe they have made a step forward
with the Lancer Evo WRC since Cyprus. The team has concentrated on
finding a balance between the car's front and rear suspension settings
to improve handling, and the drivers both report that gains have been
made. Ralliart has also made improvements to the car's damper and
differential settings, and the team has strengthened the car's
driveshafts after the series of failures in Cyprus. Mitsubishi's
'Step Two' Lancer World Rally Car has run in anger for the first time,
meanwhile - the car completed its first miles in Wales last week.
Sporting: Mitsubishi reverts back to a two-car team for this event,
sending its regular drivers François Delecour and Alister McRae.
Quotes: Alister McRae said: "The car feels pretty good here, actually
- certainly an improvement from Cyprus. We basically expected that,
because it's always been stronger on faster stretches of road - where
you're on the throttle for longer - and there's more of that here. "
François Delecour said: "I'm quite happy with the car. We've definitely
found some things in the suspension and the differentials since Cyprus,
and it's much easier to drive and commit with the car. I don't know
how we can do here, though. If the weather is dry it'll be quite
sandy but if it turns wet then it'll get very slippery and there
could be a lot of accidents."
END OF LEG 1
OUTRIGHT
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 WRC 1:29:41,0
2 Makinen Subaru Impreza WRC 1:31:22,3
3 Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 1:31:43,0
4 Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 1:31:49,6
5 Sainz Ford Focus WRC 1:32:03,5
6 Loix Hyundai Accent WRC 1:32:30,6
7 Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 1:32:56,1
8 Rovanpera Peugeot 206 WRC 1:33:16,5
9 Gardemeister Skoda Octavia WRC 1:33:35,3
10 McRae Ford Focus WRC 1:33:50,6
__________________________________________________________________
STAGE WINNERS
SS1 - cancelled, SS2 - Gronholm, SS3 - Gronholm, SS4 - Gronholm,
SS5 - Makinen, SS6 - Burns, SS7 - Gronholm, SS8 - Gronholm,
SS9 - Loix
__________________________________________________________________
LEADING RETIREMENTS
No leading retirements
MITSUBISHI
Technical: Alister McRae bent his Lancer Evo WRC's steering on this
morning's second stage, and then he lost further time with a mousse
insert break-up and a puncture in SS5 and SS6. He lost almost all of
his brakes for both of the final two stages, and had to use the
handbrake to get the Lancer turned into corners. Team-mate François
Delecour damaged his car's suspension over a jump in SS6, rolled and
although he continued with just three wheels, he pulled over before
a narrow section instead of risking holding up fellow competitors.
Sporting: Alister McRae has endured a difficult day, with only a few
stages without mechanical problems. He suffered bent steering, a
mousse break-up and a puncture this morning, then a loss of brakes
in this afternoon's fog. The Scot has been able to post respectable
times between his glitches, though, and he ended the day in 13th
overall. Team-mate François Delecour looked set to hold a top-10
placing but in SS6, the Frenchman broke his car's suspension over a
jump and rolled. He was able to continue slowly on three wheels, but
a narrow section of road followed and he elected to stop, rather than
hold up any of his fellow competitors.
Quotes: Alister McRae said: "It's been hard work today with our problems,
but we're at least still here. The brake problem was pretty bad,
though - I don't like having no stopping power when the fog's as bad
as that."
UNOFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS
OUTRIGHT
1 Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:07:06,8
2 Sainz Ford Focus WRC 4:08:09,1
3 Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 4:08:13,1
4 McRae Ford Focus WRC 4:10:28,2
5 Martin Ford Focus WRC 4:11:01,5
6 Gardemeister Skoda Octavia WRC 4:13:27,9
7 Eriksson Skoda Octavia WRC 4:14:25,7
8 Kankkunen Hyundai Accent WRC 4:16:12,4
9 A.McRae Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:16:58,7
10 Pozzo Skoda Octavia WRC 4:22:08,0
STAGE WINNERS
Grönholm SS 2,3,4,7,8,18,19,20,21
Mäkinen SS 5,11,12,15,17
Burns SS 6,10,13,18
Loix SS 9
C.McRae SS 14
Sainz SS 16
LEADING RETIREMENTS
SS22 Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC Excluded
SS21 Makinen Subaru Impreza WRC Accident
SS17 Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC Mechanical
SS10 Loix Hyundai Accent WRC Mechanical
SS10 Rovanpera Peugeot 206 WRC Mechanical
SS9 Schwarz Hyundai Accent WRC Mechanical
SS7 Delecour Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Accident
MITSUBISHI
Technical: The remaining Lancer Evo WRC of Alister McRae completed
today's four stages without problems.
Sporting: Alister McRae gained time on rival Juha Kankkunen on this
morning's first stage but in the second, he spun in a narrow section
and had to reverse back and forth before he continue. The resulting
time loss ended any faint hopes the Scot still had of overhauling the
veteran Finn and he settled for ninth.
Quotes: Alister McRae said: "The spin was my fault and it cost us
quite a bit of time. The biggest problem I have at the minute is that
we really need a completely clean rally before we can tell exactly
where we are in terms of performance. Here, I don't think we'd have
been on the pace of the top guys but we lost at least four minutes
with a few problems and if we hadn't had that, we'd have been fighting
for a point or two."
OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS
OUTRIGHT
1 Sainz Ford Focus WRC 4:08:09,1
2 Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 4:08:13,1
3 McRae Ford Focus WRC 4:10:28,2
4 Martin Ford Focus WRC 4:11:01,5
5 Gardemeister Skoda Octavia WRC 4:13:27,9
6 Eriksson Skoda Octavia WRC 4:14:25,7
7 Kankkunen Hyundai Accent WRC 4:16:12,4
8 A.McRae Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:16:58,7
9 Pozzo Skoda Octavia WRC 4:22:08,0
10 Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer 4:32:27,6
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers:
Grönholm (FIN) 31
Panizzi (F) 20
Sainz (E) 19
Burns (GB) 19
Mäkinen (FIN) 14
Solberg (N) 13
C. McRae (GB) 10
Rovanperä (FIN) 9
Bugalski (F) 7
Loeb (F) 6
Martin (EE) 3
A. McRae (GB) 2
Gardemeister (FIN) 2
Eriksson (S) 1
FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers:
Peugeot 68
Ford 41
Subaru 33
Mitsubishi 6
Skoda 5
Hyundai 3
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MITSUBISHI (4th - 6 points)
Technical: Ralliart engineers believe they have made a step forward
with the Lancer Evo WRC since Cyprus. The team has concentrated on
finding a balance between the car's front and rear suspension settings
to improve handling, and the drivers both report that gains have been
made. Ralliart has also made improvements to the car's damper and
differential settings, and the team has strengthened the car's
driveshafts after the series of failures in Cyprus. Mitsubishi's
'Step Two' Lancer World Rally Car has run in anger for the first time,
meanwhile - the car completed its first miles in Wales last week.
Sporting: Mitsubishi reverts back to a two-car team for this event,
sending its regular drivers François Delecour and Alister McRae.
Quotes: Alister McRae said: "The car feels pretty good here, actually
- certainly an improvement from Cyprus. We basically expected that,
because it's always been stronger on faster stretches of road - where
you're on the throttle for longer - and there's more of that here. "
François Delecour said: "I'm quite happy with the car. We've definitely
found some things in the suspension and the differentials since Cyprus,
and it's much easier to drive and commit with the car. I don't know
how we can do here, though. If the weather is dry it'll be quite
sandy but if it turns wet then it'll get very slippery and there
could be a lot of accidents."
END OF LEG 1
OUTRIGHT
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 WRC 1:29:41,0
2 Makinen Subaru Impreza WRC 1:31:22,3
3 Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 1:31:43,0
4 Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 1:31:49,6
5 Sainz Ford Focus WRC 1:32:03,5
6 Loix Hyundai Accent WRC 1:32:30,6
7 Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 1:32:56,1
8 Rovanpera Peugeot 206 WRC 1:33:16,5
9 Gardemeister Skoda Octavia WRC 1:33:35,3
10 McRae Ford Focus WRC 1:33:50,6
__________________________________________________________________
STAGE WINNERS
SS1 - cancelled, SS2 - Gronholm, SS3 - Gronholm, SS4 - Gronholm,
SS5 - Makinen, SS6 - Burns, SS7 - Gronholm, SS8 - Gronholm,
SS9 - Loix
__________________________________________________________________
LEADING RETIREMENTS
No leading retirements
MITSUBISHI
Technical: Alister McRae bent his Lancer Evo WRC's steering on this
morning's second stage, and then he lost further time with a mousse
insert break-up and a puncture in SS5 and SS6. He lost almost all of
his brakes for both of the final two stages, and had to use the
handbrake to get the Lancer turned into corners. Team-mate François
Delecour damaged his car's suspension over a jump in SS6, rolled and
although he continued with just three wheels, he pulled over before
a narrow section instead of risking holding up fellow competitors.
Sporting: Alister McRae has endured a difficult day, with only a few
stages without mechanical problems. He suffered bent steering, a
mousse break-up and a puncture this morning, then a loss of brakes
in this afternoon's fog. The Scot has been able to post respectable
times between his glitches, though, and he ended the day in 13th
overall. Team-mate François Delecour looked set to hold a top-10
placing but in SS6, the Frenchman broke his car's suspension over a
jump and rolled. He was able to continue slowly on three wheels, but
a narrow section of road followed and he elected to stop, rather than
hold up any of his fellow competitors.
Quotes: Alister McRae said: "It's been hard work today with our problems,
but we're at least still here. The brake problem was pretty bad,
though - I don't like having no stopping power when the fog's as bad
as that."
UNOFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS
OUTRIGHT
1 Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:07:06,8
2 Sainz Ford Focus WRC 4:08:09,1
3 Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 4:08:13,1
4 McRae Ford Focus WRC 4:10:28,2
5 Martin Ford Focus WRC 4:11:01,5
6 Gardemeister Skoda Octavia WRC 4:13:27,9
7 Eriksson Skoda Octavia WRC 4:14:25,7
8 Kankkunen Hyundai Accent WRC 4:16:12,4
9 A.McRae Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:16:58,7
10 Pozzo Skoda Octavia WRC 4:22:08,0
STAGE WINNERS
Grönholm SS 2,3,4,7,8,18,19,20,21
Mäkinen SS 5,11,12,15,17
Burns SS 6,10,13,18
Loix SS 9
C.McRae SS 14
Sainz SS 16
LEADING RETIREMENTS
SS22 Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC Excluded
SS21 Makinen Subaru Impreza WRC Accident
SS17 Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC Mechanical
SS10 Loix Hyundai Accent WRC Mechanical
SS10 Rovanpera Peugeot 206 WRC Mechanical
SS9 Schwarz Hyundai Accent WRC Mechanical
SS7 Delecour Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Accident
MITSUBISHI
Technical: The remaining Lancer Evo WRC of Alister McRae completed
today's four stages without problems.
Sporting: Alister McRae gained time on rival Juha Kankkunen on this
morning's first stage but in the second, he spun in a narrow section
and had to reverse back and forth before he continue. The resulting
time loss ended any faint hopes the Scot still had of overhauling the
veteran Finn and he settled for ninth.
Quotes: Alister McRae said: "The spin was my fault and it cost us
quite a bit of time. The biggest problem I have at the minute is that
we really need a completely clean rally before we can tell exactly
where we are in terms of performance. Here, I don't think we'd have
been on the pace of the top guys but we lost at least four minutes
with a few problems and if we hadn't had that, we'd have been fighting
for a point or two."
OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS
OUTRIGHT
1 Sainz Ford Focus WRC 4:08:09,1
2 Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 4:08:13,1
3 McRae Ford Focus WRC 4:10:28,2
4 Martin Ford Focus WRC 4:11:01,5
5 Gardemeister Skoda Octavia WRC 4:13:27,9
6 Eriksson Skoda Octavia WRC 4:14:25,7
7 Kankkunen Hyundai Accent WRC 4:16:12,4
8 A.McRae Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:16:58,7
9 Pozzo Skoda Octavia WRC 4:22:08,0
10 Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer 4:32:27,6
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers:
Grönholm (FIN) 31
Panizzi (F) 20
Sainz (E) 19
Burns (GB) 19
Mäkinen (FIN) 14
Solberg (N) 13
C. McRae (GB) 10
Rovanperä (FIN) 9
Bugalski (F) 7
Loeb (F) 6
Martin (EE) 3
A. McRae (GB) 2
Gardemeister (FIN) 2
Eriksson (S) 1
FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers:
Peugeot 68
Ford 41
Subaru 33
Mitsubishi 6
Skoda 5
Hyundai 3
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